David Stearns’ gamble on young infielders has kept Mets buzzing
NY Post
Ronny Mauricio blasted a monstrous home run on Saturday in Colorado that left the Mets buzzing in the third base dugout.
Weeks earlier it was Brett Baty’s offensive flurry after a recall from Triple-A Syracuse that energized the team.
And when the season started, Luisangel Acuña’s speed and pesky plate approach were notable factors in the team’s success.
All three players are infielders who are or were regarded among the organization’s best prospects.
The Mets took their time, too. Buck Showalter was fired on Oct. 1, 2023. It was believed they had one solid target in mind as his replacement in Brewers manager Craig Counsell, but Counsell wouldn’t be available for exactly another month. The wait seemed like only a wink-wink formality. He and David Stearns had worked together for years in Milwaukee.
Breece Hall said he went “back to the basics” this offseason after a disappointing 2024 season both for himself and the Jets.
The move to Anaheim is now entirely up to Chris Kreider after the Rangers have struck a preliminary agreement with the Ducks to trade their senior player.
It’s been an offseason of change for Aaron Rodgers.
Chris Kreider might have played his last game with the Rangers.
One New Jersey basketball star has another’s back.
Stuck in Single-A with his confidence dwindling, Justin Garza began to consider quitting baseball when COVID-19 put the world on hold in 2020.
Demarcus Cousins Boogie-d himself right off the team.
The Knicks haven’t yet asked permission to interview Jason Kidd for their vacant coaching position. But if it ever gets to that point, the expectation is the Mavericks front office will decline the request, a league source told The Post.
It seems so obvious. A team scouts a player and makes the determination to select him based on what he was able to accomplish at the college level. The thinking goes like this: He did it there and we think he can do it here, for us, at the NFL level.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s neck was tight, and so was he about Maikel Garcia.
The Knicks were shot down by two teams in their head coach search.
Jalen Ramsey’s future with the Dolphins doesn’t concern Mike McDaniel.